Runner for baby-carriages.



E. w. JOHNSON.

RUNNER FOR BABY CARRIAGES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12. 1914.

Patented Sept. 28, 1915.

JOHNSON OF LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA..-

. onn-13a For. BABY-CARRIAGES.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I 1, Banner "Wi JOHNSON; asuibiect of theliing "of Swedenyresiding at Little Falls, in tlie countyof Morrison and State ofMinnesotmhmie invented certain new and useiilImprovements in Burr ners for Baby-Carriages, of which the fol lowing isa specification, referencebeinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relatesto a sled runner which is adapted .to be.particularly used in connection with baby carriages for-allowing thewheels to'remain in a settposition and also allow them to slide sim airto a sled.

Another object of this production of .a runner for baby carr ing whichis so formed as to efficiently engage the wheels of a. carriage therebyretaining the runner in position for allowing the carriage to movesimilar to a'sled.

Still another object of this invention is the production of a runner forbaby carriages which is formed from a pair of blank strips of resilientmetal which are adapted to be swung to engage the wheels of a babycarriage whereby the device will remain. in

engagement with the wheels forconstituting V the sled runner.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certainnovel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of the runnershowing the same ready for engaging the wheels of a carriage. Fig. 2 isa detailed perspective view of the runner. Fig. 3 is an elongatedsection through a portion of the runner and the bracket memberillustrating the manner in which the bracket is supported upon therunner. Fig. 4: is a transverse section taken through one of theU-shaped clips which are adapted to fit upon the lower portions of awheel. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank from which the bracket memberis formed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals 1 designates the bodyof the runner which is formed from a blank and is elongated so as toextend for a distance beyond the length of a buggy. The ends of thisbody 1 are bowed upwardly as shown at 2 and are twisted as shown at 3 toprovide a lip 4 having a hook 5. This hook 5 is bent in a plane at rightangles to the body of the runner l. Adjacent each bowed end 2 therearsecens e? tte s. E en? lipplieation filed ovemb er 12,1914.

invention is the.

remaining in this Serial No. 871.775.

is carried a U-shaped clip 6, which is held in engagement with therunner? l'by means of the'boit 7 wh-ichpasses through both the clip 6and runner 1.

Thebracket which is used in connection with this runner 1 comprises acentral 8 having apertures?) formed which the rivets 10 pass forsecuring the bracket to the-central portion of the runner 1. The arms 11formed integralupon the body therein through body 8 are bent upon thescored lines 12 so as to extend upwardly I v and converge toward eachother so as p to terminate in thefingers 18, extending at right anglesto the arms 11 and terminate in the brackets l4. It will be seen thatthe brackets have their arms 11 conver. v V i i I i mg toward each otherand normally position owing to the resiliency ofthe same.

When this device is in use the wheels 15 of the buggy 16 may be placedwithin the U-shaped clips which are adjacent each end of the runner 1 asdisclosed in Fig. l and the clips fitting upon the wheels will preventthe wheels from moving laterally upon the runner and slipping fromengagement therewith. The upwardly bowed ends 2 of: the runner 1 maythen be sprung inwardly as disclosed in dotted lines in Fig. 1 at whichtime the rounded ends of the hooks 5 will strike upon the wheels 15.This will cause the lip T. to be swung to one side until the hooks 5pass for a distance beyond the telly of the wheel and then theresiliency of the twisted portion will cause the hooks to spring intoengagement with the felly oi the wheels 15 for holding the ends of therunner 1 in engagement therewith. The bracketis then in the positionshown in the full lines in Fig. l and the arms 11 may then be swung to avertical position thereby causing the hooks 1'-l to strike upon and thenpass the fellies of the wheel .15. The resiliency of the bracket willallow the same to spring slightly so as to allow the hooks to easilypass the fellies but as soon as the ends of the hooks have passed the'fellies they will again spring to their normal alined position at whichtime the bracket may be released and the hooks 1% will positively engagethe wheels owing to the re siliency of the bracket. The resilientconstruction of the sled iimner and bracket normally urge the hooks awayfrom the wheels 15 and therefore when the hooks are engaging the wheelsthey will beprevented mailman. 28, 1.915.

from accidental disengagement by jar or strain and therefore the sledrunner will be positively held in engagement with the wheels of a babycarriage.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a simple andeificient sled runner has been produced which is so formed at its endsas to detachably engage the wheels of a baby runner carries a bracketadjacent its central portion for also engaging the wheels therebyretaining the sled runner upon the wheels and thereby the bracket beingadapted to take up any springing or like movement of the central portionof the sled runner. In this manner it will be seen that the babycarriage may be easily converted into a sled by the simple attachment ofthe runner. 7

What I claim is A device of the class described comprising an elongatedbody, said body provided with upwardly bowed ends terminatingin inte-Copies of this patent carriage or like Vehicle while the sled may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. 0.

gral hooks, a bracket carried at the central portion of said body, saidbracket comprising a body fixedly secured to said elongated body, saidbody of said bracket provided with upwardly extending converging armsterminating in angular-1y extendingfingers, said fingers terminating inhooks, said bracket beingadapted tobe positioned between a pair ofwheels, said arms and upwardly bowed ends being adapted to be sprungtoward a vertical position so as to allow said hooks to engage a pair ofwheels, whereby the resiliency of said bracket and bowed ends will causethe hooks to remain in engagement with a pair of wheels for causing thebody to form a sled runner.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afln my signature in presence o1 twowitnesses.

I ERNEST XV. JOHNSON.

Witnesses 7 JOHN EDsrRoM,

E. ALIQLING.

Commissioner of Patents,

